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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
- WEB
- Mockery and reproach are from the arrogant. Vengeance lies in wait for them like a lion.
- DRC27:31
- Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him.
- LXXE
- Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐμπαιγμὸς καὶ ὀνειδισμὸς ὑπερηφάνων, καὶ ἡ ἐκδίκησις ὡς λέων ἐνεδρεύσει αὐτόν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:31 in some Bibles
- 27:28 in most Bibles